German rescue donation has said that three young sisters have drowned in a rubber boat carrying migrants in the Central Mediterranean after waves up to 1.5 meters (4.9 ft).
About 65 people were rescued, including the mother and brother of the sisters, as well as three pregnant women and seven -month -old children, the Rescip said.
Charity stated that “dangerous congested” rubber boat had left from Zuwada city of Libya and “a few hours later” began to take increasing amount of water “.
Libya is a major launching pad for migrants that travel to the Mediterranean Sea that expects the Italian island reach Lampedusa.
The three sinks of drowning were nine, 11 and 17 years old, the rescipop said in a statement.
Remember how their body was discovered At the beginning of Saturday, the Charity Communications Coordinator, Barbara Sartor said on the ship on the rescue ship Nadir, while the remaining people were being evacuated one by one, he heard “screams and someone pointed to water inside the boat”.
“It became clear that there were bodies below the surface,” said Ms. Sortor.
“The boat was dangerously crowded, it was pitch-dark, water was flooding, people were nervous. In that chaos, it was impossible to see that three sisters were sitting deep inside the boat, already drowned. When the remaining people realized, it was scary,” she said.
RSQship said many of the remaining people faced severe chemical irritation due to a mixture of seawater and petrol inside the boat, and needed medical treatment.
A person who had fallen earlier, was still missing, said charity.
The Italian Coastguard vacated 14 people on Saturday afternoon and took them to Lampedusa, while the rescue ship was later survived by the remaining and the bodies of the three girls.
“What happened to three sisters is unimaginable, as the danger is that people move forward in search of security.”
Dan did not give nationality to girls or the remaining people.
United Nations agencies say that more than 700 people have been killed this year in an attempt to cross the Central Mediterranean Sea from North Africa.
They say that search and rescue operations need to increase, and the safety of the remaining people is guaranteed when they dismiss.
